Nintendo Announces Mario Strikers: Battle League, New Soccer Game

In Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation today, the company announced Mario Strikers: Battle League, a new entry in the series focused on action on football. The game is scheduled for release on June 10th and is available for pre-order now.

The Battle League, which twisted the original sport, as expected, two teams of five players compete against each other to score more goals than the opposing team. The game can be played alone, but also features up to 8 player multiplayer and the ability to participate in online soccer leagues.

Check out the trailer below.

The trailer also shows all gear options that change and improve player stats. Inspired by other Nintendo-themed sports games, Battle League encourages players to use a variety of attacks against their opponents, including but not limited to tackles, shell attacks, and “hyper strikes” that appear to be very powerful attacks.

Nintendo announced today that Battle League is available for pre-order. The game will be released for the Nintendo Switch on June 10th.